Jax and Tink Approved: PupJoy Subscription Box
by Lynn Stacy-Smith
Subscription boxes have been around for several years and I have tried many of them for different things like snacks and beauty products. As someone who loves trying out new products and getting a little surprise in the mail each month, I adore the subscription box trend. Until now, though, I have never tried one for Jackson and Tinkerbell.
If you have been following my blog, you know that Jackson and Tinkerbell are my beloved Labrador Retrievers and that providing them with a healthy, holistic lifestyle has been the inspiration for this blog. You also know that I am extremely conscious (i.e.neurotic) about the quality of the food, treats, and toys that I allow them to have.
My criteria for anything that comes near my dogs is that it must be made in the United States, must be made with strict standards by responsible manufacturers, cannot have any wheat, corn, soy, white potatoes, eggs, chicken, beef, animal digest, by-products or menadione. Additionally, one of my dogs is somewhat intolerant to cheese and dairy. As a result, I have avoided the world of the subscription box because I could not necessarily guarantee that what was going to come in the box would meet my extremely strict criteria.
Then I learned about PupJoy!
The funny thing is that I was not really searching for a canine subscription box. In fact I kinda just stumbled across them by accident. As I read through their website and came across this statement, “PupJoy Boxes are filled with natural, organic treats, toys and accessories from responsible artisan brands, all carefully selected and vetted by the most discerning dogs.” Excited about what I was reading, I promptly signed up for a subscription!
Adding to the appeal was the fact that I could customize the box and decide whether it would be for one dog or multiple dogs, if I wanted to receive treats, toys and accessories, just toys and accessories, or just treats. I could specify if I wanted the treats to be All Natural, Grain Sensitive, Protein Sensitive, or Organic. Since I wanted “all of the above” for Jax and Tink, I chose Organic since I have found that most organic treats are all natural and made with grains and proteins that fit my needs. Finally, I could choose the type of toy (plush, durable or a mix of both) and the size of the dog who was going to receive the box.
For our first box, since I figured I could upgrade at a later date, I chose a box for one dog, with a mixture of treats, toys and accessories that included Organic Treats and Durable Toys for Large dogs. I quickly received a confirmation email and I anxiously awaited the box’s arrival.
Now, let me say that I LOVE companies that send beautifully branded packages! It makes an online purchase into a complete shopping experience. Companies like Tervis Tumblers, Ole Henriksen, Stella & Dot, Melissa McCarthy and Lily Pulitzer do this fabulously, so I was super excited to see that the dogs’ PupJoy box came beautifully put together. Of course, the dogs do not care what the box looks like, they just want the goodies inside, but as a frequent online shopper, I most definitely appreciate the extra detail and the whole experience of opening such a beautifully branded box.
I opened up the navy blue box with the image of the wagging tail and was excited to see that the inside was a cheery hot pink color printed with bone, heart, collar and house icons as well as another of their wagging tail logos. The contents were in white tissue paper with a logo sticker and a glossy flyer that contained PupJoy’s contact information, a link for more information on the products in the box, social media sharing information, an option to earn rewards through referring friends, and information on the Bissell Pet Foundation, to which a portion of each purchase is donated.
Last month Jackson and Tinkerbell received a plush Topsy Turvie cow/beaver toy that has (or had, in this case) several squeakers and the head of a cow and the back-end of a beaver. The box also included the PupJoy Brewing Treat Dispenser, which is a rubber treat toy that you can fill with soft or hard treats, similar to a Kong. Treats included Camberville Dog Treats Travel Canister and some other selections, all of which met my super strict, neurotic dog mom criteria. The dogs loved their treats and had a fun-filled evening playing tug-o-war with the Cow/Beaver. I think they believed it was their mission to separate the toy into the individual animals of cow and beaver so that by the time they were done the cow section was detached from the beaver section. You can check out my video of unboxing our first PupJoy box at the end of this post.
This month I decided to change to all treats without toys or accessories so that Jackson and Tinkerbell could share a box more easily. Tinkerbell enjoys plush toys more than Jackson, so this made it more fair.
I was super excited to open the box and find four full-sized packages of treats, all of which met my very strict criteria and limited list of ingredients. Not only am I elated with the quality of the treats and ingredients, I am also impressed that they have sent me brands that I have never seen in any of our local stores. I love to find out about new options that I can reorder for Jackson and Tinkerbell to keep their treat options interesting.
After receiving our first box I immediately wrote to PupJoy to find out of they offered an affiliate program, which they do, so I am pleased to offer my 
own affiliate link for any friends and Love, Laugh, Woof followers who would like to start your own subscription. I would have recommended this awesome box anyway, but affiliate links are how we bloggers can earn a small income in exchange for sharing information about the products we love. The PupJoy box definitely falls into that category.